Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-13
kilograms to The Star.
LORD IDDESLEIGH'S DEATH
Harsh Comments by SaliSbury'S Enemies
BISMARCK EXCITES ALL EUROPE
THE TEXAS SENATORSHIP.
ALLEGED TRAIN WReckeRS ARRESTED
A Maine Defaulter Captured in Winnipeg.
LORD IDDESLEIGH'S DEATH
Harsh Comments by Salisbury'S Enemies
BISMARCK EXCITES ALL EUROPE
THE TEXAS SENATORSHIP.
ALLEGED TRAIN WReCkeRS ARRESTED
A Maine Defaulter Captured in Winnipeg.
LORD IDDESLEIGH,S DEATH.
The End HaStened by Salisburyss
Treatment Of Him-What the Effect
Will Re.


The End Hastened by Salisbury,s
Treatment Of Him-What the Effect
Will he.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, Jan. 13.-Lord SaliSbury's rather cav
alier treatment OF his late foreign secretary has
had consequences far more dramatic than could
possibly have been foreSeen. From the testimony
OF the doctors 1t Is clear that for time Lord
lddesleigh lived In imminent danger OF death from
any unusual excitement. The anticipation OF an
interview with Salisbury under such distressing
circumstances and after their intimate friendship
unbroken since their oxford days together, fur
nished the sad occasion. Not many days ago he
was found lying fa1nting on sofa In the foreign
Office. Last week, while engaged on magisterial
duties at Exeter, near his country residence, he
tainted on the bench. These things were known
to the leading members OF his party.
One OF Churchills chief reasons for
opposing 1ddesleigh for every office for
some time past was that he knew the latter TO be
physically Incapable OF continuous or specially
anxious work colleague of Iddesleigh's in the
cabinet writes this morning: "He clung TO his
office as to his life When he was suddenly ga
Zetted out OF the foreign office by curt 1ntimation
In the newspapers, 1 remarked feared IL
WOULD PROVE HIS DEATH BLOW.
My prediction has been tragtcally fulfilled. I am
afraid there can be little doubt that the crushing
blow involved in that announcement hastened the
end" All references to the dead statesman, both
In the press and political circles, are character
lied by the greatest kindness and testify the uni
verSa personal esteem which he never forfeited for
moment. When this is expressed, however, the
speakers on both sides add, "An old gentleman
suffering from chronic disease OF the heart and
threatened with palsy was not exactly the man to
hold the rens OF the British policy at this time OF
grave crisis"
By Associated Press
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY OF IT.
LONDON, Jan. 13.-The Morning Post in an artI-
Gle on the death OF Lord Iddeseigh, says: at Is
difficult to avoid the conclusion that such q
serious blow may in some degree affect Lord Sails
bury's government. Lord Iddesleigh was one OF
the most single minded and honorable gentlemen
that ever gave their LIES labor to the public SER
vice."
The Daily Ne,cs says: 'Tt is not In human ma
ture to altogether ignore the distressing circum-
stances which, in all human probability, hastened
Lord IddesleighS death, and those who are re-
spOnsible for thus harrying a true and loyal
friend and colleague may be left to the judgment
OF their own consciences."
The Times says: "We cannot AFFECT to ignore
the fact that Lord lddesle1ghs death is blow to
the ministry and to the unionist cause. Doubtless
ship and his colleagues win obtain increased cur
rency, but the truth OF the matter In no degree
Justifies the malevolent guesSes OF gossipers."
to Lord Iddesleigh's memory will mingle lively
sympathy for the premier who must feel as an
aggravation of bitterness that in hts last days
anything 1nterfered with the happy relations
which bound Lord Iddesleigh to the conservative
cause"
Inc Ddtty Ietegrdph says: "A more honorable,
straightforward man never sat In either house.
His loyalty TO his party was not in the least af-
fected by the recent events nor was his confidence
In the government shaken"
SOME BITTER WORDS
The unfortunate fate OF Lord IddeSleigh has ex-
cited sympathy everywhere. The newspapers eX-
tOl him, and some OF them make very uncompli-
mentary comments on the treatment the dead
man received at the hands of the prime minister.
In this respect the st. James Gazette says: 'It
cannot be said that Lord Iddesleigh was mur-
dered. 1t is no crime to be young man In hurry,
and 1t is no crime to push man from q stool on
which you believe you would make better figure
Perhaps some OF his aSsailants Will now feel re-
morse, and especially those TO whom he was a
joke, not one OF whom was worthy to unlOose his
Shoes"